When Shane arrived in the afternoon, Natalie bade farewell to Joyce before getting into his car.

“In a good mood?” Shane asked gently.

Natalie turned to him and blinked in surprise. “You can tell?”

“It’s obvious.”

Natalie smiled and opened the car window a crack. “Stanley’s condition is improving, so yes, I’m in a pretty good mood.”

The mention of Stanley made Shane instantly narrow his eyes in annoyance. “You’ve contacted him?”

“No, I haven’t,” Natalie replied with a shake of her head. “It was him who called me to apologize for what he did earlier. Oh, he also told me to pass on his apologies to you. He said it was never his intention to stab you.”

Upon hearing that, Shane scoffed and pursed his lips. “And you believe him?”

“Why not?” Natalie asked as she turned to face Shane. “He was out of control then and wasn’t clear-headed. If he was, I believe he wouldn’t have hurt anyone with a knife.”

Even though he didn’t say anything, Shane’s expression had darkened considerably.

 

Oh dear, she really fell for his words.

with dismay and tugged at his

 

ignored her

must think I bought his words too easily, but he did

he rubbed his temples. “What else did he tell

treatment is working. And that his mental

Shane

“I can feel he’s telling

hope so,” Shane

wasn’t buying Stanley’s words. His condition couldn’t have improved so much

could lie and convince others, but Shane would never

still didn’t believe her. She looked out

in silence until they arrived at the kindergarten, where their two

you argue?” Connor

turned to him with a smile.

you talking?” Sharon chimed in with a quizzical

Shane and simply replied, “We just have

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